Monitoring Seniors’ Services 2016 Report U[ www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca 1-877-952-3181
B.C. Seniors Population Page 1 2
B.C. Seniors Population Page 2 3
Health Care Highlights 92% of seniors report having a regular physician 6% of seniors diagnosed with dementia, no ↑in prevalence in dementia but an absolute ↑ in the number from 50,747 to 52,239 20% of those over age of 85 – four out of five over 85 do not have a diagnosis of dementia 14% ↑ in registered active clients with the Alzheimer’s Society First Link program Page 3 4
Health Care Highlights 0.1 % ↓ in the number of home support hours 2 nd year we’ve seen a ↓ in average hours per client ↑ in the number of clients (2.3%) and visits (1.9%) for nursing, physio and OT home care services Complaints for home care services↓ 7% from 2014/15 - 2015/16 Page 4 5
Health Care Highlights Residential Care wait times ↑ for second year in a row % of residents admitted to residential care within 30-day target window ↓ by 11% ↓ in # of admissions 16% of residential care facilities had no annual inspection in 2016 Complaints to Patient Care Quality Offices ↑ 14% 32% increase in the number of licensing violations Page 5 6
Housing Highlights SAFER grant unchanged, while rents have ↑ & vacancy rates have↓ ↑ # of SAFER users and prevalence rate 20% of SAFER applicants are new 11% ↑ in the percentage of seniors on wait list for subsidized housing 23% ↓ of people on wait list that found housing 15% ↑ in the number of property tax deferrals and 33% ↑ money repaid to the province from PTD Average amount deferred = $6,160 in Vancouver & $3,617 for rest of province Page 6 7
Transportation Highlights 76% of seniors hold a valid drivers licence 10% ↑ in # of senior drivers (2012-2014) Greatest ↑ in those aged 85+ (13%) 63,000 senior drivers took DMER and <1% were referred to DriveABLE for further testing Page 7 8
Transportation Highlights ↓ in total number of active handyDART clients but ↑ number of new clients registering ↑ in the number of ride request for Translink HandyDart 40%↓ in number of unfilled Ride Request for Translink HandyDart 12%↑ in # of unfilled ride request for BC Transit HandyDART Page 8 9
Income Support Highlights 1.5% ↑ in OAS 11.8% ↑ in GIS 240,000 seniors receiving some GIS 54,183 of these receive the BC Senior’s Supplement of $49.30 which has remained the same amount for over 27 years . MSP Premium Assistance offered to low income seniors unchanged. Changes coming in 2017 No changes to Pharmacare Program = some erosion of subsidy in real terms Wide range of dispensing fees Page 9 10
Elder Abuse Highlights ↓ in number of COE files 7%↑ in the number of referrals for allegations of financial abuse, neglect and self-neglect SAIL ↑ in calls Page 10 11
Questions Questions Page 11 12
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